COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS Communicating with the Dean s Office All budgetary and non-budgetary requests to the College from Chairs and Directors should come through the Divisional Associate Deans. Each Divisional Associate Dean has a specially-designated email address for this purpose. Units within the Undergraduate Education Division should forward requests to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. The Associate Deans will work closely with the Dean s Office to respond to all requests in a timely fashion. Associate Deans will sign off each Thursday at 5:00 p.m. to attend to their own faculty business on Friday. You may certainly contact an Associate Dean on a Friday, but do not expect a response until Monday. In the event of an emergency that requires immediate attention on a Friday, please contact both Dean Andrew Martin and Chief of Staff, Rebecca Brown, cc'ing the appropriate Associate Dean. Dean Dean, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Andrew Martin (admart@umich.edu), for appointments contact Kayla Niemann (kaylaa@umich.edu), 936-7540 Divisional Associate Deans Associate Dean for the Humanities Anne Curzan (humanitiesad@umich.edu), for appointments contact Michele Burns (mabearin@umich.edu), Departments and Programs: Asian Languages and Cultures, American Culture, Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS), Astronomy, Center for Judaic Studies, Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, English Language Institute, Germanic Languages and Literatures, History, History of Art, Humanities Institute, Linguistics, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Near Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Romance Languages and Literatures, Screen Arts and Cultures, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Sweetland Writing Center, Women s Studies Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences Doug Richstone (naturalsciad@umich.edu), for appointments contact Michele Burns (mabearin@umich.edu) Departments and Programs: Biological Station, Chemistry, Complex Systems, Earth and Environmental Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Mathematics, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Museum of Paleontology, Program in Biophysics, Program in the Environment, Psychology, Statistics Associate Dean for the Social Sciences Elizabeth Cole (socialsciad@umich.edu), for appointments contact Michele Burns (mabearin@umich.edu) Departments and Programs: Anthropology, Communications Studies, Cognitive Science, Economics, English Language and Literature, International Institute, Organizational Studies, Political Science, Residential College, Sociology Update: March 2017 Page 1
Senior Manager for Academic Affairs Linda Kentes (lindahb@umich.edu), for appointments contact Lauren Stier (stierlau@umich.edu) Types of Matters Handled by Divisional Associate Deans: Chair and Director Liaison/Meetings Dual Career/Partners External Reviews Faculty Personnel Issues Faculty Salary Issues (including starting salaries and retentions) Grievances Graduate Issues (Specialist: Paula Hathaway) AMDPs and Graduate Certificates Continuous Enrollment Funding for Graduate Student Events Graduate Program Policies and Reviews Leaves and Sabbaticals Position Requests Recruitment and Hiring Research Proposals, Cost Sharing, Sponsors, Matching Grants Resignations Retirements Graduate Student Instructor Training Graduate Student Recruitment Upper Level Teaching Program Dean s Office Administration Chief of Staff Rebecca Brown (rlbbrown@umich.edu), for appointments contact Donna Begley (dbegley@umich.edu), 764-3514 Types of Matters Handled by Chief of Staff: Facilitation of Communications with Dean and Dean s Office Across All Constituencies Management of Senior Administrators in Academic Affairs (Contact: Linda Kentes), Human Resources (Contact: Patrick Smitowski), and LSA Units (Contact: Merlis Nolan) Support, Strategic Planning and Project Management on Dean s Office and LSA Mission-Related Matters Senior Manager for LSA Units Merlis Nolan (mnolan@umich.edu) Chief Administrators Types of Matters Handled by Senior Manager for Chief Administrators: Chief Administrator and Administrative Forum Management Chief Administrator Hiring and Professional Development Facilitation of Departmental and Dean s Office Collaborations Resource to all Units Update: March 2017 Page 2
Budget/Facilities/MIS/LSA IT Associate Dean for Budget and Planning James Penner-Hahn (jeph@umich.edu), for appointments contact Sue Birko (birkos@umich.edu) 647-2224 Types of Matters Handled by Associate Dean for Budget and Planning: High Level/Mission Critical Strategic Planning and LSA Budget Budget Initiatives International Agreements Interface with Provost s Office Enrollment Planning Cross-University Budgets and Programming Transfer Student Strategies Faculty Merit Program and Planning (Contact: Linda Summer Term Strategies Blakley) Animal Care Programs Executive Director of Finance and Administration Steven J. Schlecht (sjs@umich.edu), for appointments contact Sue Birko (birkos@umich.edu) 647-2224 Types of Matters Handled by Executive Director of Finance and Administration: Computing Issues (Contact: Marissa Green, Interim Lecturers Employee Organization (LEO) and Director) Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), including Facilities and Renovation Issues (Contact: Bob grievances (Contact: Jim Burkel) Johnston) Management Information (Contact: Mark Bacon) Financial Management Issues (Contact: Krista Farmer) Operational Budgeting Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) and Lecturer Purchasing Budgets (Contact: Linda Blakley) Research (Contact: Linda Chadwick) Unit Budget Planning Development, Marketing, and Communication Assistant Dean for Advancement Thomas Baird (baird@umich.edu), for appointments contact Vanessa Matteson (vmg@umich.edu), 615-6822 Types of Matters Handled by Assistant Dean for Advancement: Alumni Relations, LSA Reunions Capital Campaign Support Corporate and Foundation Relations Dean s Advisory Council (DAC) Distinguished Lectureships Donor Relations and Gift Processing Event Consulting Fundraising (Major Gifts, Annual Giving) Gift Stewardship Graphic Design and Support LSA Content Management System (web) LSA Fund (formerly annual fund) LSAmagazine (and LSA Today) LSA News, Media and Public Relations Marketing Newsletter Consulting Special Events Undergraduate student recruiting & scholarships Web Design Support Scholarships (Specialist: Doug Fletcher) Update: March 2017 Page 3
Undergraduate Education Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Angela Dillard (adillard@umich.edu), for appointments contact Michelle Ehlers (miehlers@umich.edu) 764-0320 Types of Matters Handled by Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education: Assessment and Learning Analytics (Specialist: Race and Ethnicity Requirement Barbara Thomas) Residential Learning Communities (Specialist: Climate and Diversity (Specialist: Marjorie Horton) Marjorie Horton) Curriculum Committee Proposals (Specialist: JoAnn Teaching Academy and Faculty Institutes (Specialist: Peraino) Marjorie Horton and Cameron Gibelyou) First-Year Seminars (Contact: Lori Gould) Teaching and Learning Innovation Programs Instructional Support Services (Specialist: Monika (Specialist: Cameron Gibelyou) Dressler) Theme Semesters Internships (Specialist: Elizabeth Pariano) Undergraduate Co-Curricular Programming International Internships (Specialist: Rachael Criso) (Specialist: Jeff Sorensen/Marjorie Horton) International Programs (CGIS) Undergraduate Student Recruitment (Specialist: Learning Centers (Specialist: Marjorie Horton) Susan Perreault) LSA Student Government (Specialist: Marjorie Undergraduate Teaching and Advising Awards Horton) (Specialist: Michelle Ehlers) Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Marjorie Horton (hortonm@umich.edu), for appointments call: 764-0320 Types of Matters Handled by Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education: CIC Curriculum Collaboration (Courseshare) Residential Learning Communities (Global Scholars, Language Resource Center Health Sciences Scholars, Lloyd Hall Scholars, LSA Student Government Michigan Community Scholars, Michigan Research Program in the Environment Community, WISE Residence Program) Residential College Science Learning Center Summer Reads Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education and Executive Director of Newnan Advising Center Esrold Nurse (eanurse@umich.edu), for appointments contact Debbie Walls (dwalls@umich.edu), 764-7297 Types of Matters Handled by Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education and Executive Director of Newnan Advising Center: Academic Advising College Rules Governing Students (e.g., late drops, Academic Integrity (cheating, plagiarism, etc.) incompletes, grades) Academic Probation and Dismissal Degree Completion Audits College Instructional Handbook, Online Course Guide, Grade Grievance Policies and other College Publications for Students, Instructors, New and Transfer Student Orientation Advising and Advisors Student Academic Records College Requirements for Students Student Problems in the Classroom College Rules and Procedures Governing Instruction, Student Academic Progress Reports (e.g., attendance, final exams) Update: March 2017 Page 4
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education For assistance call: 764-0320 Undergraduate Education (Cont d) Types of Matters Handled by Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education: Center for Engaged Academic Learning MLK Planning Committee Curriculum Committee (policy) MLK Spirit Awards for Students Museum of Natural History Race and Ethnicity Courses First-Year Seminars Theme Semesters Honors Program Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Intergroup Relations Program University Courses Division/Applied Liberal Arts Assistant Dean for Student Development and Career Initiatives Paula Wishart (pwishart@umich.edu), for appointments call: 764-0320 Types of Matters Handled by Assistant Dean for Student Development and Career Initiatives: Opportunity Hub Ideas and Questions Internship Scholarships and Funding Internship Program Alumni-Employer Engagement Global Opportunities and Internships Career Exploration Workshops Employer Job Postings for LSA Students Experiential Learning related to Career Goals Departmental Liaison for Career Questions ALA Internship Courses Career Related Questions from LSA Parents LSA Student Career Preparation Resources Employers Interested in Hiring LSA Students Alumni Career Mentoring for LSA Students Update: March 2017 Page 5